Despite plenty of interest from top clubs across Europe (including Liverpool), Gignac opted for the Liga MX side and has not looked back since.

He won the top-goalscorer award in his first season in Mexico and cemented his place as a regular in France’s national team, even playing a role in the side that reached last summer’s Euro 2016 final (he even played in that final, very nearly scoring).

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